[erimir]

Lots of psych research says that loss aversion is a more powerful motivator than the prospect of gains.

While I certainly think they need some general ideas they support, I'm skeptical of this confident claim that opposing isn't enough, or isn't as good as having a platform.

I think opposing Trump and the GOP's regressive agenda is going to do more work than coming up with a plan for family and sick leave. Hell, Clinton had that, and a plan for universal childcare... Those would've been big fucking deals, and helpful to the poor and working class, but she got little credit for it. Instead the focus was all on the areas of disagreement...

Now that people have a high chance of losing the benefits of the ACA, it's finally more popular than unpopular. It wasn't unpopular before because no Democrat bothered to explain what was good in it. That's loss aversion.